In this week’s episode, Lee and Vikas discuss what it means for Australia to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, especially within the wider context of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories; Kerryn Phelp’s win in the Wentworth by-election; and our good agricultural commie mates in the Nationals and their hate for cheap […]

This week, we talk about the Kiwis searching your phone at the border, return to the subject of Brett Kavanaugh and his jurisprudence, and whether the so-called ‘grievance studies hoax’ reveals much about academia. Kiwis asking for passwords at the border: https://goo.gl/BNpDxg James Duane on why you should never talk to the cops: https://goo.gl/r54KAY Reason Magazine’s Damon […]

Vikas and Lee talk about the Brett Kavanaugh saga, as well as the call for kill switches to be installed in all cars. Call for car pursuit kill switches: https://goo.gl/N5ebVX Summary of Brett Kavanaugh hearings: https://goo.gl/5mzRyh

This week, Vikas and Lee talk about Pauline Hanson’s grand stand against ‘anti-white racism’, as well as the Morrison government banning people from going overseas because of welfare related debt. Travel ban for those with welfare debt: https://goo.gl/UwHNJr Pauline Hanson on ‘anti-white racism’: https://goo.gl/j7iyGd

Lee and Vikas talk about Chelsea Manning, her visa issues and whether she was right or wrong to leak documents to Wikileaks, as well as the Andrews’ government cracking down on freedom of association. Chelsea Manning’s speaking tour: https://goo.gl/p972X7 Andrews government’s anti-association laws: https://goo.gl/KxqxxF

Vikas, Zeev and Lee just turn on the mics and chat. We have a wide ranging discussion that goes from Jacinda Ardern banning forens from owning homes in NZ, to how voters think about the costs of political decision making, and all manner of subjects in between.

Vikas and Lee are joined by Clinton Mead, former Liberal Democrats mayor of Campbelltown, to talk about Mark Latham and the Liberal Democrats, before moving into a discussion about free speech and judicial restraint at the High Court. Mark Latham targets voters before Longman by-election: https://goo.gl/fXAdK2

Vikas and Lee are joined by Nicola Wright, Managing Editor of LibertyWorks, to talk about the ongoing controversy around David Leyonhjelm’s attacks on Sarah Hanson-Young in the Senate. David Leyonhjelm’s comments: https://goo.gl/Nem7Er Sarah Hanson-Young’s travel expenses scandal: https://goo.gl/ZHZ8oZ

Lee and Vikas talk about libertarians, the WTO and globalism, as well as how the EU hates memes and is no fun. Gizmodo on Article 13: https://goo.gl/GgauYk Philip DeFranco on Article 13: https://goo.gl/7qmuzM

On this week’s show, Lee, Vikas and Zeev talk about the Trump-Kim meeting in Singapore, and about the use of sniffer dogs to keep out punters at music festivals in NSW. Trump and Kim meet in Singapore: https://goo.gl/AEmNT5 Tyler Cowan on the Trump-Kim meeting: https://goo.gl/nNWPzE Drug dogs at music festivals: https://goo.gl/e5KFKZ The Conversation on drug dog effectiveness: https://goo.gl/wmhjxd Jacob […]

In the second internationally focused episode this week, Lee and Vikas talk about Tommy Robinson’s imprisonment, and whether it should be unconstitutional for Donald Trump to block people on Twitter. Mark Steyn on Tommy Robinson: https://goo.gl/siJdnW The Secret Barrister on Tommy Robinson: https://goo.gl/8Kn3Nj Donald Trump tweet ruling: https://goo.gl/5cwjAT

This week, Lee and Vikas talk about the lacklustre 2018 Federal budget, and also debate the fairness of the ongoing citizenship scandal in Federal Parliament. ABC on budget winners and losers: https://goo.gl/ibWHUX Planet Money on scrapping cash in India: https://goo.gl/L9qysq (Part 1) and https://goo.gl/HgYiHy (Part 2)

The guys talk about the Greens’ plan for the legalisation of weed, as well as discuss Zeev’s article about solving road congestion. The Greens on legal weed: https://goo.gl/RvKsMC Zeev’s article on road congestion at the Spectator Australia: https://goo.gl/WKqvr9 Mike Munger talking about road taxes on the EconTalk podcast: https://goo.gl/oufWeC

Lee and Vikas talk about the Sex Discrimination Act and a barber facing a complaint over refusing to cut a girl’s hair, and about the challenge 5G poses to the NBN, and how the NBN remains a massive millstone around the necks of taxpayers and internet consumers. Sydney barbershop facing HREOC complaint: https://goo.gl/cFRNd1 Rod Simms on […]

This week, we look at Facebook and YouTube trying to squash ‘fake news’, and discuss the legacy of the Iraq War, which began March 20, 2003. Western Journal on Facebook is crushing conservatives, boosting liberals: https://goo.gl/U2iuos News article on state of Iraq War: https://goo.gl/Yhg5JR

This week, the guys talk about Bill Shorten’s current harebrain idea to go after retirees, and what is the libertarian response to Russian belligerence. Bill Shorten goes after dividend imputation refunds: https://goo.gl/c195Lx Shorten promises that pensioners will feel no pain: https://goo.gl/KCHAno Britain issues demand for explanation over assassination attempt: https://goo.gl/Tz3Zxc

Lee and Zeev discuss property rights and the South African government’s decision to take and redistribute the land of South African farmers, with Lee offering an unorthodox opinion amongst libertarians. News article: https://goo.gl/r1avnE Bryan Caplan on native Americans and property rights: https://goo.gl/bfeBNx

Lee and Zeev talk about the latest attempt to extend the overreach of national security legislation, and the Victorian government screwing anyone who contracts out labour. MEAA’s submission on the Espionage and Foreign Interference Amendment: https://goo.gl/K5U9vY National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017: https://goo.gl/9kQh7E Robert Gottliebsen on the current labour hire Bill: […]

We talk about compulsary super and the pension, and calls to crack down on car loan practices at the banking royal commission. Jessica Irvine in the SMH on super: http://www.smh.com.au/money/super-and-funds/scrap-super-guarantee-increase-to-boost-wages-save-2b-grattan-institute-20180208-h0vs81.html AFR on banking royal commission: http://www.afr.com/news/policy/hayne-royal-commission-to-scrutinise-dodgy-car-loans-20180212-h0vyj6

In this extra episode for the week, we rage against the rage against the great evil of THE PROFITS (*boo hiss*) in private health insurance, and we talk about right wing populism, national security and exit of George Brandis from the Senate.

This week, we discuss if Elon Musk has become a Bond villain, and Vikas gets very excited by hermit crab adoptions, though we’re less impressed about crappy export subsidies. SMH article on the Tesla battery plan: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-04/how-tesla-sa-labor-free-battery-scheme-would-work/9394728 SMH article on EFIC: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/obscure-agency-handed-3-8b-boost-to-fund-australian-arms-exports-20180130-p4yz3o.html Extra EFIC hilarity: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/hypnotic-makeup-and-hermit-crab-adoption-schemes-the-weird-exports-taxpayers-are-funding-20170215-gudypk.html BONUS – Don Boudreaux on the folly of the ‘balance of trade’: https://fee.org/articles/the-utter-irrelevance-of-the-balance-of-trade/

Lee chats with Emeka Ezeugo, a Christian bishop in Nigeria, about his group, African Christians for Liberty. They discuss how he became a libertarian, the political climate in Nigeria and how his group is promoting freedom in Africa.

On this week’s Taking Liberties, we review the first year of the Trumpenreich, and discuss Mabo, the Constitution and the vibe. Sherry Sufi’s article: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/inconvenient-fact-native-title-can-only-exist-if-australia-was-settled-not-invaded-20180119-h0l9hb.html The Conversation FactCheck: http://theconversation.com/factcheck-can-native-title-only-exist-if-australia-was-settled-not-invaded-90540

Lee and Vikas talk about the controversy around Madeline Sims and the firing of her No voting contractor, as well as the supposed death of coal in Australia, according to Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.

This week, we are join by Andie Moore, Vice-Chairperson for Students for Liberty Australia and New Zealand, to talk about postal plebiscites and the Unite The Right march in Charlottesville Va over the weekend.

Regular co-host Zeev joins us to talk about why we have bail laws, and how proposed changes in Victoria are bad news for taxpayers, for poor people and for justice. Article from Catallaxy Files: http://catallaxyfiles.com/2017/05/12/guest-post-zeev-vinokurov-victorian-bail-reforms-undermine-human-rights-and-wont-prevent-future-massacres/

Sinclair Davidson, Professor of Institutional Economics at RMIT and Australian Libertarian of the Year 2017, joins Vikas, Lee and Zeev to discuss the state and Newspeak of Budget 2017, as well as talking about when or if the Australian housing market will go belly up.

While Vikas is off traveling the world, Lee and Zeev talk about the government’s changes to HECS, the AFP’s breach of metadata laws (and why you should be worried) and why Trumble’s Rightward step on 457 visas is disastrous.

Vikas and Lee are joined by Connor to talk about the success of the Liberal Democrats in the WA State election, the latest with the changes to 18C, and Vikas vents about complaints about some idiot who wrote a thing.

Vikas is back from America, so we talk Inauguration Day, as well as Mike Baird’s legacy and what to expect from the new NSW Premier, and we discuss David Leyonhjelm’s tweet about the Bourke St Mall tragedy.

On this week’s show, Lee and Vikas are joined by Tim and Zeev to talk about Family First Senator Bob Day’s financial troubles and their political impact, and reservations about the Australian Building and Construction Commission Bill before the Senate.

John Humphries from the Liberal Democrats and Tim O’Hare from the Counter Counter-Culture Podcast to rake the coals of the Brexit vote (spoiler: it gets heated! [pun intended]) and to discuss this weekend’s Federal election.

This week, we share our thoughts about prominent libertarians being elected to political office, as well as discuss the Australian Building and Construction Commission legislation before parliament and its use as a trigger for a double dissolution election, and we have another look at the changes to Senate voting.

This week, we talk about the anti-lockout law rally in Sydney on the week and the Queenland goverment’s attempt to introduce lockout laws, and the Senate voting reforms that will soon be before parliament.

On this week’s show, we discuss Tim Wilson’s attempt to get preselected for the Liberal Party, going back to the age old discussion of ‘changing the system from within’; we talk about anti-discrimination legislation and the upcoming gay marriage plebiscite; and we go over the attitude of cops, pols and the FFA towards soccer fans.

Political junkets are almost universally derided in just about every democracy on earth. They are seen as elitist, wasteful, and contemptuous to the common man. Whether you’re a conservative, leftist, or libertarian, political junkets are the pinnacle of government waste, and we must do whatever is in our power to reign in the waste. Even […]

Recently the productivity commission came out with its workplace place relations draft overview (seen here) and the media has been in a huge spin around one of its key recommendations around Sunday penalty rates. Before making any further comments, lets actually look at the PC’s recommendation. “Penalty rates have a legitimate role in compensating employees […]

By now I’m sure you’ve all heard that the government (the Liberal National Coalition) have introduced legislation that restricts the ability of merchants to charge surcharge fees on cards to just what covers merchant costs. As a serial credit card user, I’m understandably happy to reduce my surcharges by as much as possible, which would probably make everyone […]

This week, we are joined by Tim Andrews, Executive Director of the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance, to talk about last weekend’s US Republican candidates debate, and to help us have another bite of the MP expenses cherry.

Thanks for all your patience fans. Due to technical difficulties, it took us a while to edit and launch this episode. We’ve decided to split this into two episodes to make it easier to digest. Season 1, Episode 2 of the Taking Liberties podcast. Panelists Vikas, Lara and Austen discuss the NSA, the nanny state […]

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